There’s a welcome lull in frenetic London life over August… time to enjoy some of the finer things in life: food, music and the great outdoors<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n If you, like I am, are counting down the days to the Japan Matsuri<\/a> at Spitalfields this September 19th, you should indulge in a little Japanese cultural exploration<\/strong> over the summer!<\/em><\/p>\n I know!<\/em> I couldn’t believe it either! Simply book your table in advance <\/strong>at Tokyo City Japanese Restaurant near Bank on any Tuesday in August, anytime from 11.30am to 10pm at night. A tasty offer too good to miss, you simply pay a \u00a32.50 service charge and the cost of drinks you order.<\/p>\n City workers can feast for free<\/strong> on everything from handmade sushi and sashimi to bento boxes filled with Japanese classics, plus other traditional Japanese dishes, and help Tokyo City celebrate their 10th birthday and the launch of their new August menu.<\/p>\n Tokyo City is at 46 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7AY<\/p>\n Call 020 7726 0308 and quote the Tokyo City offer when you book.<\/p>\n 2. DISCOVER CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE MUSIC<\/strong><\/p>\n You’ll be pleased to hear Tsuru Sushi<\/a> plays host to new Japanese music the last Wednesday of every month! Their 100% Genki events showcase Japanese musical and performance talent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The events have been running for one year on the last Wednesday of each month, and attract a diverse crowd from the Japanese and local communities<\/strong>. Performers are also diverse, ranging from Wataru Kousaka<\/a>, a sanshin player, to contemporary electronic composer Anchorsong <\/a>and many others.<\/p>\n ******************* Great article from the Isshoni London website run by JET alum Vanessa Villalobos (who is also the Communications Officer for JETAA UK). There’s a welcome lull in frenetic London life over August… time to enjoy some of the finer things in life: food, music and the great outdoors. If you, like I am, are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,7,53,70,119,30,15,21,5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articlejournalism","category-blogs","category-events","category-food-drink","category-japan-fix","category-japan-trends","category-jetaa-chapters","category-music","category-website","category-writers"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t![\"isshoniHeader\"](\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/isshoniHeader.png\" "\\"isshoniHeader\\"")
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